Chapter 28 of Home Again is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of Home Again is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOING AND DREAMING. Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better. His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening. He did not tell him that he had written to his father. Walter slept and woke and slept again.
Chapter 28 of Home Again is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “DOING AND DREAMING.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Walter slept and woke and slept again.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Walter slept and woke and slept again.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “He did not tell him that he had written to his father.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
anew
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DOING AND DREAMING.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not tell him that he had written to his father.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading DOING AND DREAMING.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading DOING AND DREAMING.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He did not tell him that he had written to his father.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
the act of departing
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not tell him that he had written to his father.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Walter slept and woke and slept again.
express in words
From this reading He did not tell him that he had written to his father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
precisely as stated
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Walter slept and woke and slept again.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Walter had passed a very troubled night, and was worse, though he thought himself better.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His friend looked in to see him before going to the office, and told him that he would come again in the evening.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading He did not tell him that he had written to his father.
Chapter 28 of Home Again by George MacDonald holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 28 holds 121 sentences of Home Again, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 28 of Home Again by George MacDonald exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 121 sentences, grouped into 25 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 25 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 25 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 28 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Home Again by George MacDonald on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3042 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #8924 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #8924, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 253 minutes of reading across 609 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Home Again section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 32 chapters of Home Again to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Home Again, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
